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No evidence Pulse Nightclub killer Omar Mateen was gay

No evidence Pulse Nightclub killer Omar Mateen was gay

Investigators into the 2016 shooting at The Pulse nightclub in Orlando Florida have ruled out suggestions that the perpetrator Omar Mateen may have been gay, and say he may not have even known that The Pulse was a gay venue. Mateen, who was 29 years old, shot a killed 49 people and wounded 58 people […]

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Noor Salman, wife of Pulse Nightclub shooter arrested

Noor Salman, wife of Pulse Nightclub shooter arrested

The FBI have arrested Noor Salman, the wife of Omar Mateen, the gunman behind the Pulse Nightclub shootings in Orlando Florida. Salman was arrested in San Francisco in relation to charges she faces in Florida, including obstruction of justice. Orlando Police Chief John Mina has confirmed that one of the charges will be “aiding and […]

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Vigil held to honour those lost on six month anniversary of Pulse massacre

Vigil held to honour those lost on six month anniversary of Pulse massacre

A vigil was held in Florida on Monday to mark six months since the horrific massacre at Orlando’s Pulse Nightclub on June 12. Visitors, family and survivors came to honour the lives of the 49 people who were lost to gunman Omar Mateen at the LGBTI venue. The 49 names of those murdered were read […]

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FBI says no evidence that The Pulse was targeted for being a gay club

FBI says no evidence that The Pulse was targeted for being a gay club

A spokesperson for the FBI has told The Washington Post that they have found no evidence that gunman Omar Mateen targeted the Pulse Nightclub because it was a gay club. “While there can be no denying the significant impact on the gay community, the investigation hasn’t revealed that he targeted Pulse because it was a […]

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Police identify US citizen Omar Mateen as shooter in Orlando tragedy

US Police have formally named 29 year old Florida man Omar Mateen as the shooter behind the massacre of 50 people in a US nightclub. 50 people were killed when Mateen attacked Pulse, a gay nightclub in Orlando, Florida. Mateen arrived at the club as it was closing just after 2am on Sunday morning. Orlando […]

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